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Unitary and parish elections 2017

Election expenses

It is a legal requirement that any candidate who stood in the 4 May local elections must complete a declaration of expenses by 1 June 2017 (parish) and 8 June 2017 (unitary). This applies to any candidate who was elected by election or elected uncontested.

If there is no expenses incurred, a nil return must still be submitted.

Notices of election 2017

Note: if a nominated proxy wishes to apply for a postal vote, they must first be appointed as a proxy voter. Anyone being nominated as a proxy voter must be a registered elector. This application is usually made when a proxy voter lives away from the elector's home and is unable to attend the elector's polling station in person. A separate form - the ‘Proxy to vote by post application form', above - is required for this and should be completed by the elector nominating the proxy. This also means that the proxy application deadline will be earlier, should the appointed proxy need to apply to vote by post. This deadline for this is 5pm on 18 April. Dates for postal vote dispatches can be found in the ‘postal votes' section, below.

Poll cards and postal votes

The initial main dispatch of combined unitary and parish poll cards will be sent to all eligible registered electors on 27 March.

There will be a later dispatch of poll cards for any new registered electors added to the Register of Electors by the deadline of Thursday 13 April, and to reflect changes such as new postal voting arrangements put in place.

Postal votes will not be combined due to the complex nature of these elections. Therefore, postal vote dispatch dates will be different for unitary and parish elections.

The final deadline for postal vote applications is: 5pm on Tuesday 18 April.

If a proxy voter wishes to change from proxy voting to voting by post, they must apply by the above date.

If a proxy voter’s nominated proxy lives outside the elector’s electoral area, they will, most likely, need to apply to vote by post as proxy. If this is the case, please ensure the proxy application and proxy’s application to vote by post have both been made by the above deadline, not the proxy deadline (5pm on Tuesday 25 April).